Shang dynasty

Shang dynasty

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  商朝
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  The Xia Dynasty夏朝 (2070 B.C.E - 1600 B.C.E) fell from the Tyranny of King Jie, son of Fa. A tyrant and cruel King. Many disliked King Jie’s luxurious way of living and unfair demands to the people. Whoever disobey him will be beheaded.
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  After the Fallof Xia Dynasty, Shang Tang ruled. He gained many supporters from the 40 smaller kingdoms.
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  Kings of Shang Shang Tang 1st King overthrew Jie of Xia  Yong Ji the 8th King, the dynasty began to decline  Zu Yi the 13th King, the dynasty prosper again  Pang Geng 19th King, moved the capital to Yin, thus the dynasty is also called Yin Dynasty  Wu Ding 22nd King expansion of the dynasty and socio cultural improvements  Di Xin/Zhou 30th King of Shang, the last King
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  Politics  Mandate ofHeaven  Monarchy  The King had supreme power over everything else  He was both the political leader as well as the religious leader  The King along with the aristocrats and bureaucrats directed the life and work of the peasants and serfs
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  Economy  The serfsand slaves preformed all economic functions of society  Agriculture. Fishing and Farming  Many farmers also knew how to cultivate the silkworm and weave its tread into beautiful cloth which would be used for clothing. Silk later became China’s main export.  Bronzewares
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  Culture and Arts Music – Xun(Chinese Ocarina) Drums and Copper Cymbals·  Sophisticated form of writing  Excellent bronze workers  A written language, the art of bronze-work, two-horsed chariots, the understanding of silk  Jade Carving  Masks with Man-Face motif
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  Religious Beliefs Shang Ti– head god, rules over all other gods The worship of ancestors was very important Sacrifices to the gods and ancestors Animism
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  Science  Oracle Scripts  records about solar and lunar eclipses, stars and other celestial happenings.  elementary accounting(odd and even numbers)  Calendar System  records about history and their time